Author: Ganesan Thambiraja

Following their surprise win over Spain in the World Cup knockout stages, the Russia squad trained at their Novogorsk base on Tuesday. The hosts next face Croatia in the quarter-finals on Saturday. Russia’s performances up to now have far exceeded expectations and their penalty shoot-out victory over the former world champions has sent country into

A total of 20 refugees took part in a football tournament that was played close to the Red Square in central Moscow on Tuesday. The refugees, coming from Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Syria and Afghanistan, split into four teams and wore shirts with a slogan that read “Refugees welcome.” The Russian Football Union’s (RFU) anti-racism

Uruguay are shaping up to become one of the contenders for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Finals. The South Americans are into the quarterfinals, where they will face pre-tournament favourites France at the Nizhny Novgorod stadium. Three days after knocking out European champions Portugal 2-1, the focus was on their two-goal hero Edison Cavani, who

After saving three penalties and his nation’s World Cup hopes, Croatia goalkeeper Daniel Subasic showed that heroes also have strong emotions. At a media conference on Tuesday at their training site in Adler, great Sochi area, Subasic broke down in tears when trying to explain why he wears a shirt with the picture of late

Ricardo Gareca told media on Tuesday (3rd July) that he wants to take some time before deciding if he wants to remain in his role as the head coach of Peru. In Peru, the “Tigre” is the most popular public figure and an overwhelming majority wants him to continue to command the red and white,

With Chelsea and AS Roma reportedly interested in his services following a strong showing in goal for Denmark at the FIFA World Cup in Russia, Leicester City stopper Kasper Schmeichel spoke to The Players’ Tribune about the moment he realised he was a rising star. Schmeichel saved three penalties (one in extra time and two

Like fans all over football-mad Brazil, Carlos Junior followed every move the national team made in Monday’s 2-0 win over Mexico. He wiped his brow every time Mexico closed in on goal but failed to score and banged the table or a drum when Brazil took a shot and missed. Junior also jumped up and

Wayne Rooney was asked about England’s current group of players and their World Cup chances. He dismissed the idea that he will wish that he was playing if England do end up winning the tournament insisting he’s fully behind Gareth Southgate’s men. Rooney insists that the squad now have the right mentality so could be

Belgium fans were singing and dancing, while Japanese supporters were obviously disappointed with the result but not with the performance of their team. Japan supporter Atsushi Shirahaba said the match was better than he expected. “To be honest, I wanted Japanese to win, but I am so sorry about that. But anyway it was better

England sides of the past have seen alleged division between those playing for the various title-chasing sides in the English Premier League. Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand recently admitted that club rivalries “killed” England’s chances of success at major tournaments. However, the message from a current Untied player at the World Cup is one of